Racing
Merlin Memories
Merlin finishing the 1977 Transpac, captured by an unknown photographer.
© Wizard Yachts, Ltd.
We got a number of responses to Monday’s call-out for Memories of Merlin. This is one of the best. More »
Midwinters Notebook
Peter Boland and Erik Pavelka’s J/80 Acqua Veloce raced in SYC’s chilly, foggy, drizzly first Midwinter race on the first day of November.
© 2015 Roxanne Fairbairn
Sausalito Yacht Club’s first Chili Midwinter Race kicked off the Bay Area Midwinter season on Sunday, November 1, in a mild southwest wind and building flood. More »
Breeze On in Mini Transat
Davy Beaudart’s Flexirub leads a group of Minis departing Lanzarote on October 31.
© 2015 Jacques Vapillon / Mini Transat Îles de Guadeloupe
After one of the longer scheduled stopovers in recent memory, the 20th edition of the Mini Transat — one of the most extreme ocean races on the planet — is back under way, having started on Saturday. More »
Turmoil in Transat Jacques Vabre
Hugo Boss, not looking so boss after rolling and dismasting in the Transat Jacques Vabre.
© 2015 Salvamento Maritimo
Taking place in the fall and sailing through the often-treacherous Bay of Biscay and across the Atlantic Ocean, the doublehanded Transat Jacques Vabre has long been known as one of ocean racing’s most challenging — and sometimes destructive — races. More »
Midwinters (and More) Preview
Who wants to race on Halloween? Tiburon YC, that’s who. Usually TYC’s Red Rock Regatta conflicts with RYC’s Great Pumpkin, but not this year. On Sunday, Island YC will kick off November and wrap up Latitude 38’s unofficial Women’s Circuit with the triplehanded Jack & Jill + 1. More »
Merlin’s Homecoming
The 68-ft Merlin hangs a left on Lake Ave. to enter Santa Cruz Harbor.
© 2015 Skip Allan
At 9:30 on Wednesday morning, with police escort lights flashing, Driver Mike with Merlin in tow made the last turn, gently bottomed out on the boatyard hill, and Merlin was back home in Santa Cruz. More »
Merlin Comes Home
The legendary ocean racer Merlin is coming home to Santa Cruz. Her designer, builder and original owner, Bill Lee, has bought her back. Her canting keel (a modern modification) is history. More »
Dee Smith’s Road to Rio
In big boats, Dee Smith’s skillset is often head and shoulders above the competition. In 2.4mRs, his head and shoulders are pretty much at the same level as everyone else’s.
© 2015
In his 63 years, pro sailor Dee Smith has amassed one of the most enviable resumés in sailing: three America’s Cups, two Volvo round-the-world races, nine Admiral’s Cups, six World Championships, six Transpacs, five Sydney Hobarts — the list goes on and on. More »
Transat Jacques Vabre Preview
Skipper Jean-Pierre Dick and co-skipper Fabien Delahaye’s IMOCA 60 St. Michel-Virbac trains for the Transat Jacques Vabre.
© Yvan Zedda
The biennial Transat Jacques Vabre — one of the most prestigious shorthanded ocean races in the world — will begin its 12th edition on Saturday in Le Havre, France, bound for Itajaí, Brazil. More »
Artemis Overcomes Adversity at ACWS
Artemis Racing celebrated their unlikely regatta win on Sunday in Bermuda.
© Ricardo Pinto / ACEA
In the final regatta of the 2015 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Bermuda over the weekend, Artemis Racing grabbed the spotlight with an epic comeback story on Sunday. More »
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